If my fiancee is filing bankruptcy before our wedding, will his filing be on my credit history after we get married?
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If my fiancee is filing bankruptcy before our wedding, will his filing be on my credit history after we get married?
We want to keep my assets and 709 credit score safe.
Asked on June 24, 2014 under Bankruptcy Law, Tennessee
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
It will not be on *your* personal credit history and should not affect your credit history or score; also, assets you brougth into marriage should be safe from his creditors. However, if you apply for major credit (e.g. a car loan; a mortgage; a home equity loan; etc.) after being married, the lender will almost certainly look at both of your credit scores (and history), since to the extent your husband is a credit risk, they may decide that you are less likely to have his economic help, more likely to pay to support him, etc., and thus that jointly, the two of you are a credit risk. Therefore, while his bankruptcy will not directly be on your score/history, it will still almost certainly affect your applications for credit after marriage. Also, any joint or marital assets (e.g. his share of any joint bank accounts or things you buy together) after marriage could be targeted by his creditors.
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